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Luj Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Luj is a medium size village located in Pangi Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 130 families residing. The Luj village has population of 625 of which 314 are males while 311 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Luj village population of children with age 0-6 is 72 which makes up 11.52 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Luj village is 990 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Luj as per census is 1250, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Luj village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Luj village was 73.42 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Luj Male literacy stands at 85.82 % while female literacy rate was 60.52 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Luj village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Luj village.

Luj Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 130 - -
Population 625 314 311
Child (0-6) 72 32 40
Schedule Caste 143 73 70
Schedule Tribe 450 210 240
Literacy 73.42 % 85.82 % 60.52 %
Total Workers 388 202 186
Main Worker 105 - -
Marginal Worker 283 117 166

Caste Factor

In Luj village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 72.00 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 22.88 % of total population in Luj village.

Work Profile

In Luj village out of total population, 388 were engaged in work activities. 27.06 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 72.94 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 388 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.